as in leading man
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Recent Examples of leading lady
The pair ultimately found their leading lady — relative newcomer Deva Cassel, daughter of Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci — in Italy.
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Daniel Vaillancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
On the path of committing to the bit, Hathaway and her film diverge in terms of quality; the movie is awe-inspiringly ill-begotten, but its leading lady deserves a medal for finding something juicy amid the muck.
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Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
What happens when your leading lady goes off the rails?
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Paula Ebben,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
Samantha Mathis does solid work playing Princess Daisy (Peach’s second-fiddle in the games, here elevated to leading lady), but the real highlight is stars Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo as Mario and Luigi.
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Vaillancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
On the path of committing to the bit, Hathaway and her film diverge in terms of quality; the movie is awe-inspiringly ill-begotten, but its leading lady deserves a medal for finding something juicy amid the muck.
—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
What happens when your leading lady goes off the rails?
—
Paula Ebben,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
Samantha Mathis does solid work playing Princess Daisy (Peach’s second-fiddle in the games, here elevated to leading lady), but the real highlight is stars Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo as Mario and Luigi.
—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading lady
leading man
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Should The Pitt masters cancel each other out, Task standout Tom Pelphrey, who stole scenes out from under leading man Mark Ruffalo on the HBO whodunnit, could walk away not only with a nom, but the trophy itself.
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But unlike those three, he’s never been cast truly as a leading man.
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“Leading lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20lady. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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